Two Lovers
Language: English
Two lovers rest in a valley between two mountains. They lie in a bed of strange weeds that are topped with white puffs, like cottonballs. Gusts of wind make the cottonballs ripple like ocean waves. As the sun sets behind the western ridge, a jagged shadow creeps slowly toward the lovers. One of them pulls the other close and says, "This is how it should be" and the other one puts his head on his lover's chest in agreement. Together they watch as the darkness envelops them. Almighty Shadow, Consume the valley, the ravine and stream. Swallow the dirt and moss, my lover and me. Oh, let us die beautifully.
Text Authorship:
- by Andrew Ondrejcak , written 2016, copyright status unknown [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Shara Nova (b. 1974), "Two Lovers", 2016, first performed 2016 [ mixed chorus and percussion ], Blue Sword Publishing
Score: SquareSpace [external link]
Publisher: Shara Nova [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-12-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 110